Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 22.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 67.6% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 107.4 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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